The UK government has demanded that supermarkets prepare for a potentially chaotic no-deal Brexit by stockpiling food, but supermarket bosses say it is almost impossible to store fresh food for any length of time and people might not find everything... read more

The Court of Session ruled this week that the prorogation was motivated by the “improper purpose of stymying Parliament,” reflecting opposition criticism that Johnson wanted to avoid scrutiny of his approach to Brexit as the October 31 deadline appr... read more

The date of election assumes significance for two reasons: Labour and other opposition parties want to ensure that it is held only after the Johnson government seeks an extension of the October 31 Brexit date from the EU. read more

The move paved the way for Johnson being required to ask the EU for a three-month extension to the Brexit deadline, if he fails to reach a renegotiated transition deal with the bloc by the middle of October. read more

In a high stakes gamble that risks his own job just six weeks after becoming premier, Johnson said an emergency poll was the only way out of the Brexit deadlock that has paralyzed British politics for the past three years. read more

In a high stakes gamble that risks his own job just six weeks after becoming premier, Johnson said an emergency poll was the only way out of the Brexit deadlock that has paralyzed British politics for the past three years. read more

The bill brought by Boris Johnson’s critics seeking to prohibit the government from leaving the EU without an agreement passed its first vote by 329 to 300, signalling the government’s second defeat after it lost a motion on the issue on Tuesday nig... read more

British PM Boris Johnson confirmed soon after suffering his first parliamentary defeat as prime minister by 301 to 328 that the government would table a motion under the Fixed Term of Parliament Act 2011 to trigger the election, which requires a two-thirds... read more

The House of Commons voted by 328 to 301 to allow MPs to vote again on Wednesday on a draft law that could force Johnson to ask the European Union a three-month delay to Brexit if he does not manage to strike an agreement with Brussels by October 19. read more